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Jacob Smith

@jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social
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Researching plant disease and climate change with @camplantepidem.bsky.social. Also posting on the journey of going green at home. Views my own.

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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For anyone interested in #research and #AI: Insightful notes from the AI-deas Sprints Showcase at the University of Cambridge. I'm thankful to have been a part of it and already working on the next steps! @ai.cam.ac.uk @camplantsci.bsky.social www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-deas...
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Innovation from the ground up: notes from the AI-deas Sprints Showcase
ai@cam was set up with the idea that AI’s value to science and society relies on empowering people who understand the problems they are trying to solve; helping them to work with the technology rather...
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#Congratulations to all the winners of 2025 awards for Research Impact and Engagement. #Inspired! And I am incredibly honoured to be a runner-up with Tamás Mona for the Early Career Researcher category, for our contributions to the wheat disease early warning system. www.cam.ac.uk/public-engag...
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The Cambridge Awards 2025 for Research Impact and Engagement
Meet the winners of the Cambridge Awards 2025 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Great to hear this about this project. Will AI weather forecasts prove accurate in West Africa and engage local users? I look forward to hearing about their progress www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... #weather #forecasting #ClimateResilience
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AI weather forecasting initiative to strengthen climate resilience in West Africa
A new initiative will harness the latest advances in artificial intelligence for weather prediction, with a goal of improving climate resilience and food
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
How to predict and prevent #cassava viral epidemics? 🌱 💻 Ruairi Donnelly & Israël Tankam Chedjou developed tools to model disease spread and optimise crop mixtures for this vital #FoodSecurity crop. www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/news/managin... @camplantsci.bsky.social #UMR-IGEPP #CropProtection
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Managing cassava viral epidemics – linking insect transmission and epidemic risk | Department of Plant Sciences
A team at the University of Cambridge have developed new tools to predict disease risk in cassava and help protect a vital food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Predicting wind-dispersed crop disease at large scale and evaluating performance with sparse observations. Pleased to have collaborated and published! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... @iopp-environment.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social #OpenAccess #PlantDisease #FoodSecurity
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Could the way we arrange crops boost future food security? New work from @camplantepidem.bsky.social looks at how crop layout in landscapes can dramatically slow plant disease spread without relying on chemicals or costly interventions. tinyurl.com/353tb8jw @suprunenkoyf.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Aerial photography of farmland. Photo by Tom Fisk.
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Thanks for organising such a great conference, I was really inspired by the ideas brought together across such a broad community @cam.ac.uk ! #academic #climate #community
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Our wheat rust forecast tool is part of #DEWAS 🌾 Surveillance + diagnostics + forecasting + training = transnational rust response Protecting wheat across 8+ countries in Africa & South Asia Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=OGdE... @cimmyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social #PlantSci #FoodSecurity
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Battling crop diseases without borders
YouTube video by John Innes Centre
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
How can farmers use models to prevent wheat disease? Watch the video from @camplantepidem.bsky.social to see how subsistence farmers across Africa & South Asia can use forecasting models to protect their crops. 📽️ tinyurl.com/3yecskf4 Funded by @cambridgefestival.bsky.social 🙏 🧪#PlantSci
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Excited that my project idea was selected! AI-driven summaries of crop disease forecasts. Our team is looking forward to the journey from idea to impactful prototype with support @ai.cam.ac.uk and @cimmyt.bsky.social. @camplantepidem.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Got me thinking about system resilience, translatability and local context: this afternoon's research symposium on Safer Environments in the light of changing climate and infectious diseases, thanks to @cambridgezero.bsky.social and Cambridge Infectious Diseases for organising!
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I'm looking forward to joining this showcase to present some #climate and #crop health interactions work, and discover some nearby teams with overlapping interests! with @camplantepidem.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Creativity in #science, a much-overlooked skill, in a podcast with potential for inspiration. Looking forward to listening! www.buzzsprout.com/1744020/epis...
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Trailer - Night Science
In this 5-minute trailer, your hosts Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher explain what the Night Science Podcast is all about: conversations with great scientists about the creativity in their scientific pro...
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
#LPS25 Really interesting to see how take-up of #climate resilience indicators by policy and EO teams compare, a graphic by European Space Policy Institute shown in the EO for climate services session. Looking forward to its publication in the coming weeks! @esa.int
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
More conferences should have walking tours! We enjoyed stretching our legs at UBC farm yesterday between great talks and posters at the international cereal rusts and powdery mildew conference @forestry.ubc.ca
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Follow me to hear about research, development and operation of wheat disease forecasts as part of the group @camplantepidem.bsky.social at @camplantsci.bsky.social #PlantDisease
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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hello Blue Sky! I'm new here.
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